From, 29 May to 2 June, negotiators will come together at the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-2).
29.05.2023
Discover an extract from ISC President Peter Gluckman’s keynote address to the Grand Ocean Forum in October 2022 in Cherbourg, France.
20.10.2022
Members of the ISC Network gave us their take on the conference, including videos, events, and statements, all of which underline the need to build on the momentum of the United Nations Ocean Conference to move from words to action on ocean protection. Hear from Martin Visbeck, Patricia Miloslavich, Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger, Corrine Almeida, and Maritza Cárdenas.
13.07.2022
On the occasion of World Ocean Day 2022 celebrated on 8 June, we look at the ocean as an integral part of the climate system, considering how climate change and rising global temperatures are affecting the ocean and their wildlife and ocean protection as an indispensable dimension to mitigate climate change.
08.06.2022
Speaking at the One Ocean Summit, ISC Governing Board member Martin Visbeck called upon the international community to move from pledges to action on ocean protection. The ocean is currently under serious threat with climate change increasing sea levels and making the ocean warmer, more acidic and depleted in oxygen, compounded by the catastrophic impacts of overfishing, biodiversity decline and pollution from land.
15.02.2022
An international team of 37 seaweed experts from across the globe has warned that the multi-billion-dollar seaweed farming industry – which has overseen rapid growth in recent years – must balance economic profitability with the environment, human, and organism health to ensure its long-term survival.
04.01.2022
The ocean's ecosystem endures regular trauma from sea craft, such as pollution from oil and noise. But a more sustainable future of sea transport could be possible, with the help of 3D printers.
02.12.2021
Over half a billion humans and a quarter of the ocean's fish rely on healthy coral reefs for food, protection, and more - yet climate change as well as man-made and natural disturbances are detrimental to these unique ecosystems. See how scientists are encouraging coral’s recovery, allowing nature a chance to bounce back.
24.11.2021
Representatives of the scientific community call for a prominent role for scientific evidence and monitoring at the first in a series of meetings on the creation of a legally binding treaty on ending plastic pollution, which takes place this week.
22.11.2021
After several years of preparation, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is now truly underway. James Waddell looks back on the official launch of the Decade, which is available to watch online.
01.07.2021
